袖手旁观

xiù shǒu páng guān

HSK 7

Meaning 释义

to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

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In real sentences 真实例句

你nǐ要是yàoshi不bù答应dāying的话dehuà，我wǒ就jiù袖手旁观xiùshǒupángguān。

If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.

Tatoeba #795821

只要zhǐyào好人hǎorén袖手旁观xiùshǒupángguān，恶人èrén就jiù会huì得胜déshèng。

As long as good people do nothing, evil will triumph.

Tatoeba #1477294

她tā什么shénme也yě不bù做zuò，只是zhǐshì袖手旁观xiùshǒupángguān。

She just stood by and did nothing.

Tatoeba #3322618

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Character breakdown 单字拆解

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Related words 相关词

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